New American Standard Bible 2020
Isaiah 14:30
301Those who are most 2helpless will eat, And the poor will lie down in security; I will kill your root with 3famine, And it will kill your survivors.
Isaiah 14:30 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant.
- New International Version (NIV)The poorest of the poor will find pasture, and the needy will lie down in safety. But your root I will destroy by famine; it will slay your survivors.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the firstborn of the poor will graze, and the needy lie down in safety; but I will kill your root with famine, and your remnant it will slay.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The firstborn of the poor will feed, And the needy will lie down in safety; I will kill your roots with famine, And it will slay your remnant.
Context of Isaiah 14:30
28In the year that King Ahaz died, this pronouncement came: 29“Do not rejoice, Philistia, all of you, Because the rod that struck you is broken; For from the serpent’s root a viper will come out, And its fruit will be a winged serpent. Those who are most helpless will eat, And the poor will lie down in security; I will kill your root with famine, And it will kill your survivors. 31Wail, you gate; cry, you city; Melt away, Philistia, all of you! For smoke comes from the north, And there is no straggler in his ranks. 32What answer will one give the messengers of the nation? That the Lord has founded Zion, And the poor of His people will take refuge in it.”
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וְרָעוּ֙ בְּכוֹרֵ֣י דַלִּ֔ים וְאֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים לָבֶ֣טַח יִרְבָּ֑צוּ וְהֵמַתִּ֤י בָֽרָעָב֙ שָׁרְשֵׁ֔ךְ וּשְׁאֵרִיתֵ֖ךְ יַהֲרֹֽג׃Read the interlinear
- Those who are mostבְּכוֹרbekôr · firstbornH1060
- will eatרָעָהrâ‛âh · to pastureH7462
- And the poorאֶבְיוֹן'ebyôn · needyH34
- will lieרָבַץrâbats · to stretchH7257
- in securityבֶּ֫טַחbeţach · securityH983
- I will killמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
- your rootשֹׁ֫רֶשׁsheresh · rootH8328
- famineרָעָבrâ‛âb · famineH7458
- And it will killהָרַגhârag · to killH2026
- your survivorsשְׁאֵרִיתshe'êrîyth · remnantH7611
Cross-references for Isaiah 14:30
- Job 18:13It devours parts of his skin, The firstborn of death devours his limbs.
- Isaiah 5:17Then the lambs will graze as in their pasture, And strangers will eat in the ruins of the wealthy.
- Isaiah 7:21Now on that day a person may keep alive only a heifer and a pair of sheep;
- Isaiah 30:23Then He will give you rain for your seed which you will sow in the ground, and bread from the yield of the ground, and it will be rich and plentiful; on that day your livestock will graze in a wide pasture.
- Isaiah 38:16Lord, by these things people live, And in all these is the life of my spirit; Restore me to health and let me live!
- Isaiah 37:30“Then this shall be the sign for you: you will eat this year what grows of itself, in the second year what grows from the same, and in the third year sow, harvest, plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.
- Isaiah 65:13Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: “Behold, My servants will eat, but you will be hungry. Behold, My servants will drink, but you will be thirsty. Behold, My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.
- Jeremiah 47:1The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh conquered Gaza.
- Ezekiel 25:15‘This is what the Lord God says: “Because the Philistines have acted in revenge, and have taken vengeance with malice in their souls to destroy with everlasting hostility,”
- Joel 3:4Moreover, what are you to Me, Tyre, Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you repaying Me with retribution? But if you are showing Me retribution, swiftly and speedily I will return your retribution on your head!
- Amos 1:6This is what the Lord says: “For three offenses of Gaza, and for four, I will not revoke its punishment, Because they led into exile an entire population To turn them over to Edom.
- Zephaniah 2:4For Gaza will be abandoned, And Ashkelon will become a desolation; The inhabitants of Ashdod will be driven out at noon, And Ekron will be uprooted.
- Zechariah 9:5Ashkelon will see it and be afraid. Gaza too will writhe in great pain; Also Ekron, because her hope has been ruined. Moreover, the king will perish from Gaza, And Ashkelon will not be inhabited.
Commentaries on Isaiah 14:30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30And the first-born of the poor, etc. - The Targum goes on applying all to the Messiah. "And the poor of the people shall he feed, and the humble shall dwell securely in his days: and he shall kill thy children with famine, and the remnant of thy people shall he slay." I will kill "He will slay" - The Septuagint reads המית hemith, to the third person, ; and so the Chaldee. The Vulgate remedies the confusion of persons in the present text, by reading both…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30And the first-born of the poor shall feed - That is, there shall be safety to those parts of Judah which have long been exposed to the invasions of the Philistines. Philistia bordered on Judea, and was constantly making wars upon it, so that there was no safety felt. Isaiah now says, that Hezekiah would so effectually and completely subdue them that there should be no danger from their invasion. The phrase the first-born of the poor‘ is an Hebraism, a…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-32Verses 28-32 Assurance is given of the destruction of the Philistines and their power, by famine and war. Hezekiah would be more terrible to them than Uzziah had been. Instead of rejoicing, there would be lamentation, for the whole land would be ruined. Such destruction will come upon the proud and rebellious, but the Lord founded Zion for a refuge to poor sinners, who flee from the wrath to come, and trust in his mercy through Christ Jesus. Let us tell…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3030. first-born of ... poor--Hebraism, for the most abject poor; the first-born being the foremost of the family. Compare "first-born of death" (Job 18:13), for the most fatal death. The Jews, heretofore exposed to Philistine invasions and alarms, shall be in safety. Compare Psa 72:4, "Children of the needy," expressing those "needy in condition." feed--image from a flock feeding in safety. root--radical destruction. He shall slay--Jehovah shall. The…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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